WEBVTT ARKANSAS. AND, IT'S ALL PART OF WALMART'S MADE IN AMERICA MISSION. 40/29's PAIGE (proy - see) PREUSSE IS LIVE IN ROGERS ... WHERE THE BUSINESS PLANS TO OPEN. RIGHT NOW THIS BUSINESS BEHIND ME IS EMPTY, BUT TODAY WE FOUND OUT IT'S GOING TO BE TURNED INTO A TOY FACTORYAND THAT MEANS, NEW JOBS. CEO Bill Simon "We're not only bringing back jobs, we're bringing back opportunity,let's bring back the pride and focus on our country." MONDAY, WALMART CEO BILL SIMON ANNOUNCED HIS COMPANY ALONG WITH REDMAN AND ASSOCIATES WILL BRING SEVENTY FOUR NEW MANUFACTURING JOBS TO THE AREA... WITH PAY AROUND 18 DOLLARS AN HOUR. Redman CEO "That's $3 million wages it puts back into Northwest Arkansas.That number the University of Arkansas studied for us, it affects 500 jobs; four for every one new jobs, whether it's hotels or restaurants." REDMAN AND ASSOCIATES PRODUCES THESE 6- VOLT BATTERY POWERED RIDE ON TOYS FOR WALMART. (SOUND OF SHOWING PRODUCT) THE COMPANY WILL INVEST 6.5 MILLION DOLLARS INTO THE FACILITY LOCATED HERE ON 1300 NORTH DIXIELAND ROAD LEADERS SAY BRINGING JOBS BACK FROM OVERSEAS WILL HAVE A RIPPLE EFFECT Governor Mike Beebe "Those jobs create income that turns over several times in the economy; it means something good for the restaurant owners, for the furniture manufacturers, and the automobile dealers." CEO Bill Simon "Once one plant of factory opens up, it creates an ecosystem that creates demand for product supply and distribution capability that will make it easier for the next one to come to the area." PRODUCTION IS SET TO BEGIN IN EARLY 2014. REPORTING LIVE IN ROGERS PAIGE PREUSSE 40/29 NEWS. WALMART LEADERS SAY THIS IS PART OF THE COMPANY'S COMMITMENT TO PURCHASE ... AN ADDITIONAL 50 BILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF AMERICAN-MADE PRODUCTS OVER THE NEXT TEN YEARS.